Hodgens' waterhen | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Rallidae |
Genus: | Tribonyx |
Species: | †T. hodgenorum
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Binomial name | |
†Tribonyx hodgenorum (Olson, 1986)
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Hodgens' waterhen (Tribonyx hodgenorum) is an extinct rail species from New Zealand.[2] Its name commemorates the Hodgen brothers who were owners of the Pyramid Valley swamp where the holotype was discovered. It reached a weight of 280 g and its wings were so reduced that it was unable to fly. It occupied a wide range of habitats, including open forest and grassland along riverbanks.